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Jan 28 2009 4:12pm EDT

Putin Shows Dell the Love in Davos

In his opening speech at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin described how the global crisis has affected his country.

Deeply moved by the talk, Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell asked, "What can we do to help?"

Putin's succinct reply: "We don't need your help. We're not invalids!"

by Alexandra Wolfe


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